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1/4 #COVID19 key concerns in 🇨🇦: As Canadians continue with collective efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19, we are closely monitoring disease activity indicators in order to inform, adjust and adapt our response actions as needed.
2/4 Nationally, average daily case counts have remained reasonably stable in recent weeks as we keep a watchful eye on the trend of the epidemic and look out for warning signs of increasing severity and impact on high risk populations.
3/4 Regionally, we are seeing some increases in #COVID19 daily cases counts, esp. in provinces west of Ontario, reminding us that the virus can emerge anywhere and we can’t afford to let our guard down. #BePartofTheSolution
1/4 #COVID19 key concerns in 🇨🇦: Today, in lieu of a daily in-person update to the media, I have issued a Monday statement you can read in full here: canada.ca/en/public-heal…
2/4 National #COVID19 case numbers remain stable with ~380 cases reported daily over the past 2 weeks but these can mask regional differences. Increases in cases west of Ontario serve as a reminder to not let down our guard.
3/4 20-39 year olds make up the highest % of cases over the past couple of weeks. Although younger people experience milder illness due to #COVID19, some can get severely ill and anyone can spread to others at ↑ risk of severe outcomes.
1/5 #COVID19 key concerns in 🇨🇦 : Today, in lieu of a daily in-person update to the media, I have issued a Monday statement you can read in full here: canada.ca/en/public-heal…
2/5 Modelling tells us that our collective commitment and actions will shape 🇨🇦’s epidemic curve over time. While #PublicHealth is ↑ capacity to #TestandTrace, individual Canadians remain our first line of defense to ↓ #COVID19 impact.
3/5 The scenarios that epidemic modelling predict _could_ happen depend on how quickly and completely #PublicHealth can detect and isolate cases and trace and quarantine contacts, and the number of close contacts we each have. nccid.ca/news/phac-mode…
